December 2023

WHO raises alarm on spike in dengue infections

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm on the increase in dengue infections recorded in 2023 globally, which represents a potentially high public health threat. The UN health agency gave the warning on Friday as it reported more than…

Yobe govt blames statewide blackout on vandalism

The Yobe government on Friday said the recent power outages experienced in the state were as a result of destruction of 330KVA power tower by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (retired), Special Adviser to Gov. Mai Mala Buni,…

INEC to conduct re-runs, by-elections Feb 2024

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it will conduct re-runs and by-elections simultaneously in nine states of the federation affected on Saturday, February 3, 2024. It said these vacancies were declared by the presiding officers of the…

Two dead as two-storey building collapses in Lagos

Emergency responders have recovered the bodies of two middle aged persons, a man and a woman, from the rubbles of a two-storey building that collapsed on Friday morning in Ebute Meta, Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency…